Arjun (singer)

Arjun Kumaraswamy அர்ஜூன் குமாரசுவாமி
Birth name	Arjun Kumaraswamy
Born	23 September 1990 Sri Lanka
Genres	R&B, Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist, actor
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Drum
Years active	2011 – present
Associated acts	The Blaze Brothers, Anirudh Ravichander, Charles Bosco, Sourav Ray (Master-B), S.Dubey (Justin Blaze).
Website	www.arjunofficial.com

Arjun Kumaraswamy (Tamil: அர்ஜூன் குமாரசுவாமி) known by his stage name Arjun is a British singer-songwriter, record producer and actor born in Colombo , Sri Lanka. He is a Sri Lankan Tamilian.^[1] He gained fame through his online musical performances.

Arjun Kumaraswamy, a Tamil particularly became popular by following an R&B cover version of "Why This Kolaveri Di"^[2][3] which was uploaded on YouTube in December 2011 receiving 9 million views by April 2013.

Arjun won Best Urban Act at the 2012 UK Asian Music Awards.^[4] Arjun is playing the role of Luke Lewis in new online drama "Steffi".^[5] Arjun was later chosen by Anirudh Ravichander to perform a song in the movie Vanakkam Chennai.

Discography

Songs

(Selective)

• "Remember Tonight" (9 August 2010)
• "Just Friends"
• "Stargazer" (feat. Raxstar) (24 January 2011)
• "Vampire" (feat. Starz) (4 July 2011)
• "With Us or Against Us" (with JAY MO) (16 January 2012)
• "Run Away" (Thuli Thuli Rude Boy Remix) (18 September 2012)
• "Same Girl" (feat. Guru Randhawa) (5 December 2012)
• "Take It Back" (16 September 2013)
• "I'll Be Waiting (Kabhi Jo Baadal)" (with Arijit Singh) (23 April 2014)
• Kabhi Kabhi (feat Shivali)
• Excuse Me Girl (feat. Reality Raj & Rekha Sawhney)
• Can't Forget You (Tujhe Bhula Diya)" (feat. Jonita Gandhi) (10 September 2015)

Remixes

• "Why This Kolaveri Di (English R&B Remix)" (10 December 2011)
• "Chammak Challo R&B Remix" (24 January 2012)
• "Zara Zara" (3 April 2012)
• "Teri Meri" Remix (feat.Priti Menon) (25 June 2012)
• "Chaiyya Chaiyya" (Super Bass Remix) (24 March 2013)
• "Run Away"(Thuli Thuli Rude Boy Remix) (19 September 2012)
• "Tum Hi Ho" (You Got It Bad Remix) (feat. Rekha Sawhney) (26 June 2013)
• "Kabhi Jo Badal (I'll Be Waiting)" (2014).
• "Ambarsariyya" (19 September 2014)
• "Mohabbat Barsa De"
• "I Know You Want It" (Sheila Ki Jawani Remix)
• "Barish (All of Me)" (feat. Tulsi Kumar ) (27 May 2015)
• "Can't Forget You (Tujhe Bhula Diya)" (feat. Jonita Gandhi) (10 September 2015)

• "Drunk in love (Beyonce remix)" (3 December 2015)

Soundtracks

• Vanakkam Chennai – "Oh Penne – International Version" (2013)
• Biriyani – "Bay of Bengal" (2013)
• Vaaliba Raja – "Ice Cream Penne" (2014)

References

1. "London's R&B Sensation: Arjun". Tamil Culture. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
2. Tharany, R. (22 December 2011). "Why this Kolaveri Di?". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
3. ""Why This Kolaveri Di" – Arjun YouTube video". 10 December 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
4. Maz (28 October 2012). "Round-up: Asian Music Awards". MTV. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
5. "Steffi – Behind the Scenes – Who's Who? Characters". This Is Drama. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

External links

• Official page
• arjunVEVO page